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Shelf · presented by the Bertha Foundation

On Water

Curated with the London Film School · 5 films
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Tides, wells, swimming lessons, rain. Cinema keeps returning to water, here's a shelf that never leaves it.

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The Salt Roads
Ama Okonkwo Nigeria, 2025
The Salt Roads
Ama Okonkwo Nigeria, 2025

A grandmother retraces the coastal paths she walked as a girl, before the water took them.

4K18 minEfik
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How to Carry Water
Priya Nair India, 2025
How to Carry Water
Priya Nair India, 2025

Three sisters, one well, and the arithmetic of a drought year.

4K14 minMarathi
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Winner · June
Screened June
Swimming Lessons
Ama Okonkwo UK, 2024
Swimming Lessons
Ama Okonkwo UK, 2024

Grown men learning to float, for the first time, at fifty.

4K13 minEnglish
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Tremor
Lucía Ferreira Portugal, 2025
Tremor
Lucía Ferreira Portugal, 2025

A city recorded only by the shaking of its windows.

4K9 minNo dialogue
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Feature
The Long Wake
Halla Vigdísardóttir Iceland, 2025
The Long Wake
Halla Vigdísardóttir Iceland, 2025

A harbour town keeps vigil for a boat that may not return.

4K74 minIcelandic